At an auction here in Wichita one of these (a different brand) sold for about USD4000.00 a couple months ago. The guy told the auctioneer's office he would have paid more than USD40,000.00 for the machine. He felt he got a steal. There are a couple dental labs here in town. I almost went but all I would have accomplished would have been to force the guy to pay more for the machine as I would not have paid anywhere near USD40,000.00.
The reviews on the website extol the virtue of accurate dimensions and finishes. I think the geometry allows very good step over blending that yields almost no polishing to achieve the required finish. When the tool is almost stationary and the rotary axes rotate around the center point you get almost no sine/cosine (rotary) error in the blend. The Bostomatic 5 axis machines were similar in design concept. Put the Z on the A allowing the tool length offset to position the tool tip at the center of rotation of the A axis. On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 4:48 PM, andy pugh <[email protected]> wrote: > On 31 May 2018 at 22:45, Chris Albertson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Also they say the design eliminates the need to fixtures. The part can > be > > clamped on one edge then milled and drilled from any angle without having > > to unclamp and manually flip the part. > > Yes, but that is true of any 5 axis machine, look at the PocketNC for > an example. > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Addressee is the intended audience. If you are not the addressee then my consent is not given for you to read this email furthermore it is my wish you would close this without saving or reading, and cease and desist from saving or opening my private correspondence. Thank you for honoring my wish. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
